Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater

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Piper's Encyclopedia of Music Theater is a specialist encyclopedia containing articles on more than 2,400 works of the performing arts in the fields of opera , operetta , musicals , ballet and dance theater from all eras.

The encyclopedia was edited by Carl Dahlhaus († 1989) in collaboration with the Research Institute for Music Theater at the University of Bayreuth (director: Sieghart Döhring ) and was published from 1986 to 1997 in six volumes and a register volume by Piper Verlag . The originally planned two-volume part never appeared.

The entries are arranged alphabetically by composer or choreographer; their works are then sorted chronologically.

The articles are often several printed pages long and contain, in addition to basic data such as the names of the librettists , the date and place of the premiere and a list of roles, longer sections on the genesis and plot, a music and theatrical commentary, and a section on the impact and history of the performance. The individual articles end with information on autographs, editions and secondary literature; discographic information is not included.

The encyclopedia contains numerous photos of productions, some in color.

expenditure

The encyclopedia was published in a standard edition and a leather-bound edition. The standard edition was sold at a reduced price a few years after the completion of the entire work; the leather edition is still available. A discounted study edition or paperback edition has not been published; as a CD-ROM or online, the work is not available (as of 2019).

Bibliographical information

  • Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater. Vol. 1. Works. Abbatini - Donizetti . Piper, Munich and Zurich 1986, ISBN 3-492-02411-4 ; XXII, 776 pp.
  • Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater. Vol. 2. Works. Donizetti - Henze . Piper, Munich and Zurich 1987, ISBN 3-492-02412-2 ; XVIII, 796 pp.
  • Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater. Vol. 3. Works. Henze - Massine . Piper, Munich and Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-492-02413-0 ; XVIII, 796 pp.
  • Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater. Vol. 4. Works. Massine - Piccinni . Piper, Munich and Zurich 1991, ISBN 3-492-02414-9 ; XX, 794 pp.
  • Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater. Vol. 5. Works. Piccinni - Spontini . Piper, Munich and Zurich 1994, ISBN 3-492-02415-7 ; XVIII, 796 pp.
  • Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater. Vol. 6 works. Spontini - Zumsteeg . Piper, Munich and Zurich 1997, ISBN 3-492-02421-1 ; XX, 826 pp.
  • Piper's Encyclopedia of Musical Theater. Vol. 7th register (editor: Uwe Steffen). Piper, Munich and Zurich 1997, ISBN 3-492-03972-3 ; 793 pp.

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